Summary
Aleksandr Ivanovich Laveykin (Russian: Александр Иванович Лавейкин; born April 21, 1951[1]) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut.
Aleksandr Ivanovich Laveykin | |
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| Born | 21 April 1951 |
| Status | Retired |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Occupation | Flight engineer |
| Awards | |
| Space career | |
| Cosmonaut | |
Time in space | 174d 03h 25m |
| Selection | 1978 Cosmonaut Group |
| Missions | Mir EO-2 (Soyuz TM-2) |
Biography edit
Born in Moscow, Laveykin was selected as a cosmonaut on December 1, 1978.[1] He flew on one spaceflight, for the first part of the long duration expedition Mir EO-2. He flew as a flight engineer, and was both launched and landed with the spacecraft Soyuz TM-2. He spent 174 days 3 hours 25 minutes in space.[1][2] Married with one child, Laveykin retired on March 28, 1994.[1]
Launched in February 1987, his spaceflight was intended to last until December 1987, but doctors on the ground determined that he was having minor heart irregularities.[3] For this reason, in July he was replaced by Soviet cosmonaut Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov, who stayed on Mir to the end of the expedition in December.
Awards edit
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
- Order of Lenin and the Russian Federation Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Cosmonaut Biography: Aleksandr Laveykin". spacefacts.de. Archived from the original on 21 December 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
- ^ "Laveykin". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
- ^ "Mir EO-2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.